Wei Jing's incident became more and more serious. At first, it was just a very small matter, so small that the court didn't pay much attention to it.
Until Liu Jun went to court to plead for mercy, and Yushi Xie Tao went to court to impeach him, the matter became more and more serious.
Although Liu Jun is more famous, he is also the Yushi Zhongcheng, that is, the top leader of the Yushitai, and is Xie Tao's nominal commander.
But Xie Tao himself is not a nobody.
Xie Tao was a native of Fuyang, Hangzhou, with a rare literary name. When he was about 20 years old, Xie Tao lived in Suzhou. At that time, Taizong happened to pacify Liu Jiyuan (the last emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty).
What a great achievement it was to pacify the Northern Han Dynasty. Taizong, who was so happy about his success, naturally would not miss this opportunity.
Literati came to the table to celebrate, and Xie Tao was one of them. He wrote very well, and because of this incident, he gained great fame in the Wuzhong area.
In the third year of Chunhua (992), Xie Tao was awarded the title of Jinshi. In the fourth year of Chunhua (993), he was awarded the title of magistrate of Zizhou Queyanyuan.
Later, Xie Tao successively served as the magistrate of Huayang County, the general judge of Junzhou, the commander of the Xingguo Army, the governor of Yi, Liliang Road, the third division branch judge, the general judge of Henan Prefecture, and the transshipment envoy to two Zhejiang provinces.
Until the fifth year of Tianxi (1021), the official paid homage to the imperial censor and learned about miscellaneous matters.
Looking at Xie Tao's resume, he was promoted step by step from a salt official to a local official to a capital official. The most important point is that the Xie family in Fuyang is not a wealthy family.
In other words, Xie Tao did not receive any support from his family.
If we insist on speaking, Xie Tao's wife's family, the Xu family, reluctantly provided him with some help.
Xu is a native of Wuxian County, Suzhou, and her father is Prince Xima Xu Zhongrong.
There are not many historical materials about Xu Zhongrong, but it is his grandson who left such a big name.
His grandson is none other than the famous Northern Song Dynasty scientist Shen Kuo, whose masterpiece "Mengxi Bi Tan" has left a mark in history.
Of course, Shen Kuo was not born yet.
Xie Tao is the core figure of the Xie family in Fuyang and the Xu family in Suzhou.
In fact, if Wang Qin and Xie Tao could get acquainted, firstly, he benefited from his identity as a southerner, and secondly, he came from the Xu family of Xie Tao's wife.
Although Xie Tao moved from the local government to the central government, it was mostly through his own efforts.
But without Wang Qinruo's support in disguise, how could he, an out-and-out southerner, reach a high position step by step?
In addition, in the third year of Tianxi (1019), Wang Qinruo was dismissed from the prime minister for accepting bribes and was sentenced to Hangzhou as the crown prince and Taibao.
During the two years when he was an official in Hangzhou, Wang Qinruo also took great care of the Xie family in Fuyang.
Finally, there is one extremely important point.
At this time, Wang Qinruo had already worshiped the prime minister again!
Therefore, based on various relationships, Xie Tao jumped directly and sued Liu Yun, the chief of the Yushitai.
Without Wang Qinruo's support, how could Xie Tao ignore the safety of his family and directly attack the boss of the Northern Clique?
Liu Zhai.
Today's Liu Jun seemed a little different from usual. He was playing the piano in the backyard as if nothing was wrong.
After a while, an old man wearing a Confucian shirt quietly came to the backyard. When he saw Liu Yun playing the piano alone, a wry smile appeared on his lips.
"Liu Zhongcheng, how come you still have time to play the piano here?"
While talking, Liu Ye walked directly to Liu Yun and pressed Liu Yun's palm.
"You just don't care about things outside?"
"No matter."
Liu Jun glanced at his friend indifferently and said calmly.
"Don't care?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Ye's tone immediately rose several degrees.
How can you ignore it?
Who is Wang Qinruo?
Who is Ding Wei?
They are all evil!
However, not only do the two of them have nothing to do now, but they also occupy the position of prime minister and assistant!
One is the Prime Minister Zhao Wen, and the other is the Prime Minister Jixian!
With two evil men serving as prime ministers, the court was already full of smoke and smoke.
For example, this time, Liu Jun was impeached by Xie Tao.
If it hadn't been for Ding Wei or Wang Qinruo's instigation, Liu Ye would have had his head ripped off on the spot!
Why did Xie Tao impeach Liu Jun?
First, it was what Ding Wei or Wang Qinruo meant, and second, it was probably for himself.
At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Taizu issued an edict that those who served below the Zhiza censor should be transferred to their rank when they reached the age of three. In other words, the term of a censor was generally three years.
However, during the reign of Dazhong Xiangfu, Emperor Zhenzong issued an edict that those who had served as censors in the three courtyards for the past three years would have served in Taiwan for only two years.
Of course, this rule is not strictly enforced. The censor's term is three years, or two years, or both.
Take Xie Tao, for example, who was transferred to serve as a censor in the fifth year of Tianxi (1021) and is now about to turn three years old.
In other words, if there are no accidents, Xie Tao will be transferred to another official.
Where is the best place for Xie Tao's next assignment?
If we follow Xie Tao's wishes, of course it would be best to transfer to the censor Zhongcheng!
Censorship is beyond words.
Remonstrance to the emperor from above, inspection of hundreds of officials from below, in short, as long as the remonstrance officer wants to take care of all the affairs of the court, he can have a foot in it.
If he was involved, the Taiwanese admonishment officer could even confront the emperor in person.
If anyone in the DPRK should offend the most, the vast majority of officials would vote for the Taiwanese remonstrator.
After all, the reputation of Taiwan's admonishment officials is too great. If you are targeted by a certain Taiwan admonition official, you will definitely have no peace in the future.
The censor's responsibilities are far more important than ordinary dispatches. After experiencing the pleasure of slandering whomever you want, how can you give up such power so easily?
Therefore, Liu Ye's guess is absolutely correct.
Xie Tao's words were firstly Wang Qinruo's instructions, and secondly, they were also for himself.
At this time, Liu Ye did not know at all that as early as yesterday afternoon, Liu Jun had forwarded the request for a place of knowledge to Zhongshu.
Liu Ye was indeed unaware, otherwise he would not have reacted like this.
On the other hand, Xie Tao had already received the news first.
After learning that Liu Jun requested to know the place, Xie Tao was immediately reassured!
Although the Song Dynasty's system for selecting and appointing Taiwanese admonishers was different from that of the Tang Dynasty, it had the principle that the prime minister did not predict the situation, that is, the prime minister could not recommend Taiwanese admonishment officials.
(PS: The Prime Minister does not predict. There are three specific regulations. First, the Prime Minister is not allowed to recommend Taiwan Advisers. Second, relatives of the Prime Minister cannot serve as Taiwan Advisers. Third, people who have been recommended by the Prime Minister cannot serve as Advisers.
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But regulations are regulations, and they are not without loopholes.
Although Wang Qinruo himself could not directly recommend Xie Tao as Yushi Zhongcheng, he could definitely let others give input.
Moreover, even if Wang Qinruo did not secretly instruct others to recommend him, given Xie Tao's own qualifications, when the position of Censor Zhongcheng becomes vacant, there is a high probability that he will be personally promoted to Censor Zhongcheng by the officials.
It's a pity that Xie Tao's wishful thinking was too loud.
He never thought that the officials would have removed him long ago.
Not to mention being the top leader of the Yushitai, he has no place in any important official position in the capital.
The only way waiting for him is to be demoted and leave the capital!